Beth M McManus1, Milton Kotelchuck. 1. Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. bmcmanus@hsph.harvard.edu
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of aquatic therapy (AT) as an adjunct to home-based early intervention (EI) on differences in children's functional mobility. METHODS:Thirty-seven children of ages six to 30 months (x = 24.2; SD = 8.5) with delayed functional mobility participated in this study. The AT group (n = 15) received weekly AT in a community pool in addition to home-based EI with a physical therapist (PT) or occupational therapist (OT). A randomly selected comparison group (n = 22) received home-based EI with a PT or OT. Baseline and postintervention scores on the Gross Motor Subsection of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning were compared between the AT and comparison group. RESULTS: The AT group demonstrated significantly greater (p < 0.05) gains in functional mobility than the comparison group. CONCLUSION: AT is a useful adjunct to EI to improve children's functional mobility.
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of aquatic therapy (AT) as an adjunct to home-based early intervention (EI) on differences in children's functional mobility. METHODS: Thirty-seven children of ages six to 30 months (x = 24.2; SD = 8.5) with delayed functional mobility participated in this study. The AT group (n = 15) received weekly AT in a community pool in addition to home-based EI with a physical therapist (PT) or occupational therapist (OT). A randomly selected comparison group (n = 22) received home-based EI with a PT or OT. Baseline and postintervention scores on the Gross Motor Subsection of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning were compared between the AT and comparison group. RESULTS: The AT group demonstrated significantly greater (p < 0.05) gains in functional mobility than the comparison group. CONCLUSION: AT is a useful adjunct to EI to improve children's functional mobility.
Authors: Jessica Duis; Mark Nespeca; Jane Summers; Lynne Bird; Karen G C B Bindels-de Heus; M J Valstar; Marie-Claire Y de Wit; C Navis; Maartje Ten Hooven-Radstaake; Bianca M van Iperen-Kolk; Susan Ernst; Melina Dendrinos; Terry Katz; Gloria Diaz-Medina; Akshat Katyayan; Srishti Nangia; Ronald Thibert; Daniel Glaze; Christopher Keary; Karine Pelc; Nicole Simon; Anjali Sadhwani; Helen Heussler; Anne Wheeler; Caroline Woeber; Margaret DeRamus; Amy Thomas; Emily Kertcher; Lauren DeValk; Kristen Kalemeris; Kara Arps; Carol Baym; Nicole Harris; John P Gorham; Brenda L Bohnsack; Reid C Chambers; Sarah Harris; Henry G Chambers; Katherine Okoniewski; Elizabeth R Jalazo; Allyson Berent; Carlos A Bacino; Charles Williams; Anne Anderson Journal: Mol Genet Genomic Med Date: 2022-02-11 Impact factor: 2.183